Agenda

May 4, 2026

Time and Participants are subject to change

9 - 9:45am

Breakfast and Registration

9:45 - 10am

Opening Remarks‍ ‍

10 - 10:45am

The Cookbook Journey

Moderator: Joshua David Stein
Panelists: Hawa Hassan, Santiago Lastra, Ella Quittner, Hillary Sterling, and Nok Suntaranon

11 - 11:45am

Restaurants as the Third Space

Moderator: Tom Sietsema
Panelists: Talia Berman, Jacob Cross, Johno Morisano, and Jill Tyler

11:45 - 1pm

1 - 1:45pm

Trailblazer Talk

Jeff Gordinier with David Rockwell

2 - 2:45pm

How to Create and Run a Hospitality Group

Moderator: David Helbraun
Panelists: Simon Kim, Missy Robbins, and Gabe Stulman

3 - 4pm

Hot Topics

Moderator: Dan Pashman
Panelists: Mashama Bailey, Buddha Lo, Luke Fortney, and Bettina Makalintal

4 - 5pm